This document discusses SUNY Ulster's use of Second Life to create a virtual hospital environment for nursing education. Some key points: - SUNY Ulster nursing faculty have built out a virtual hospital in Second Life to provide nursing students experiential learning opportunities through case studies in a safe virtual setting. - The virtual hospital allows students to practice skills, apply critical thinking to clinical scenarios, and network with other students and professionals. It also exposes them to disaster response situations. - Early feedback from students is positive, with students gaining confidence and demonstrating increased critical thinking after participating in case studies in the virtual hospital. - The faculty welcome other schools to join them in Second Life to collaboratively build out

1. Cats have nine lives,
you get two.
Preparing students for real life,
with case studies in a virtual world
SUNY Ulster Lisa Schulte, MS RN, CGRN,
Tara Zacharzuk, RN MA, Hope Windle,
Sherry Chisamore, Bea Hamilton

2. Peer
Feedback
• SUNY Conference for
Instructional Technology
response was
overwhelmingly positive
• The possibility of creating and
sharing a 2nd Life Hospital
environment and equipment
for all of SUNY to share
• SUNY Delhi presentation
• SOL Summit presentation
• Advance for Nurses
magazine Article
• SUNY Innovative Instruction
Technology Grant $20,000

3. Audience Survey Show of hands
• Who is familiar with 2nd Life?
• Who has an avatar in 2nd Life?
• Who is teaching in 2nd Life or other virtual
worlds?
• Who is doing Health Education in 2nd Life?
• Who is building in 2nd Life?

6. NOAA

7. Center for
Disease
Control

8. Some of the institutions that are
working in Second Life.

9. Tacoma County Community College

10. Duke University

11. Glasgow University

12. University of California, Davis

13. • University of Akron, ohio
University of Akron, ohio

14. Meeting in Second Life
for your class is an
option
IBM, Cisco, BMW, Coca
cola all hold meetings
for their staff in Second
Life.

16. Why
virtual
learning ?

17. Need for
- Alternative to traditional lecture style classroom
- Increased “Hands-on” learning experience
- Opportunities for Critical Thinking
Limited available clinical sites

18. The increasing complexity and
widespread use of technology in
healthcare has greatly increased the
importance of teaching technology skills in
the classroom.

19. Who is going through an
accreditation process?

20. NYSNA Faculty Camp 2012

21. What kinds of technology are you using
in and outside the classroom,
and in your clinical setting?
LMS? Youtubes? Databases?

23. Our
Wish list
of equipment
• Supply cart w/ drawers that open and close
• Within the cart, one would find the following items.
o IV solution
o Angio catheter
o Blood pressure monitor
o Blood draw supplies
o Suction
• Movable hospital beds
• Hand sanitizer on the wall
• Monitor should be by each bed
• Glove dispenser on the wall
• Crash cart in one room
• COW Computer on wheels
• Privacy curtains
• Oxygen suction over bed
•Two trashcans: one for bio waste
•(red bag). One regular.
•Medication cart
•IV line
•IV fluid
•Med Room
•Clean utility
•Shelves for supplies
•IV fluids
•Gloves
•IV tubing
•Dressings
•IV stat kits
•IV angiocatheter
•Med dispenser

32. Scrubs
Stethoscopes
Gloves

34. OBJECTIVES:
Second Life provides nursing students an opportunity to:
-practice in a safe environment to enhance learning
-allow students to practice skills
-apply critical thinking in a clinical setting outside of the hospital
-network with peers and professionals
-be exposed to a disaster response clinical scenario
-have real time interaction with their professor and themselves
- Introduce and reinforce quality improvement measures
OUTCOMES:
- Students will gain confidence in critical thinking
- Students will demonstrate an increased level of critical thinking
- Students will be better prepared to handle a wide variety of real-life patient
scenarios
- Students will be able to identify various quality improvement measures
-first time NCLEX pass scores will increase
Case Study: Disaster Relief

36. LESSON PLAN
15 minutes :: Set up, Pairing, Instructor Intro
60 minutes :: Do case study
30 minutes :: Review with group & instructor

39. Cardiac and Maternity

47. Student
Feedback
• Initial trainings confusing
• Clearly stated outcomes
• After case study,
positive feedback
• Study Groups developed!

48. Who has a high fidelity SIM lab?

50. SIM + Second Life = winning combo

53. • Aces case studies offered by NLN

54. How do I get on board?
• Contact Hope Windle 845-687-5295
windleh@sunyulster.edu
• Let’s set up an introductory session for your faculty/staff
• Fly with us through our facilities
• Share our case studies
• Develop your own case studies
• Train your faculty and students
• Join us to develop the next IITG grant !

55. Now is the time to join us
in the
virtual medical facility
on the Oneonta Island, next to the SLN island
Make YOUR case studies come to life
Join us !
Contact us!
Hope Windle windleh@sunyulster.edu 845-687-5295
Lisa Schulte schultel@sunyulster.edu
We will be at CIT this year !